Lake Waxahachie: 90.5% full as of 2026-08-09
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-09 | 90.5 | 529.87 | 10,594 | 10,012 | 11,060 | 627 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-08-08 | 90.8 | 529.92 | 10,625 | 10,043 | 11,060 | 631 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-08-07 | 91.1 | 529.98 | 10,663 | 10,081 | 11,060 | 632 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-08-02 | 92.9 | 530.29 | 10,860 | 10,278 | 11,060 | 637 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-07-09 | 97.8 | 531.13 | 11,400 | 10,818 | 11,060 | 650 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-05-09 | 86.7 | 529.19 | 10,174 | 9,592 | 11,060 | 610 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-02-09 | 80.9 | 528.11 | 9,529 | 8,947 | 11,060 | 584 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-08-09 | 97.4 | 531.06 | 11,355 | 10,773 | 11,060 | 649 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
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Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-09 22:30 | 529.80 | 531.50 | -1.70 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-09 21:30 | 529.82 | 531.50 | -1.68 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-09 20:30 | 529.83 | 531.50 | -1.67 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-09 16:30 | 529.86 | 531.50 | -1.64 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-09 10:30 | 529.85 | 531.50 | -1.65 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-08 22:30 | 529.93 | 531.50 | -1.57 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-07 22:30 | 529.96 | 531.50 | -1.54 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1956-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 498.75 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 531.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 541.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 531.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2000-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08063600 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063600 |
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